proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) decrease the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel (Plavix)
November 2008
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There's new concern about whether proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) decrease the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel (Plavix).
Patients on clopidogrel often get a PPI...to prevent GI bleeding.
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